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Mount St. Charles College
LIBRARY
Helena,
Montana
TheP
VOL. XIX. No. 7.
MOUNT SAINT CHARLES COLLEGE, HELENA, MONTANA
Monday, April 14, 1930
LANPHIER WINS IN ORATORICAL CONTEST
REGISTRAR ANNOUNCES THIRD
QUARTER SCHOLASTIC STANDING
Freshman Ferlic Has
[Perfect Grade Point
THIRTY MEN ON LIST
Gerner, Leichner and Doyle Lead
Respective Classes
A Freshman and a Sophomore received the highest scholastic rating
for the third quarter, according to the
Reverend Paul B. Kirchen, College
Registrar.
Rudolph Ferlic, P. M., '31, who did
his high school work at the Christian
Brothers' High School at Butte, Montana, attained a perfect average, receiving the grade of 'A" in all his
subjects. George Doyle, B. E. '30,
obtained second honors, receiving the
grade of "A" in all his subjects but
one. Georger Gerner, A. B., '30, received third highest average.
The following students received a
"B" average or better: Rudolph Ferlic, George Doyle, George Gerner, Edgar Baum, Walter Jacoby, John Cronin, Robert Munbenrieder, James Slattery, Richard Leichner, Dan Harrington, Maurice Miller, Edward McGow-
an, Walter Truckner, Charles Lanphier, Frank Seitz, John Kopp, Joseph
Kiernan, Joseph Ryan, Edward Moran John Sullivan, Harold McGrath,
Clement Schmitz, Mario Pirotta, Emil
Krisman, James Lowney.
Pre-Medic Class Ball
Scheduled For May 2
To be Elaborate Event
Phil Sheridan's Orchestra will Feature
Affair at Shrine Temple
Plans for the Eighth Annual Pre-
Medic Ball to be held in the Shrine
Temple, Friday evening, May 2 have
been completed. The ball room will
be elaborately and appropriately decorated for the occasion, and musicians
of excellent reputation have been engaged.
The Pre-Medic students have been
unusually fortunate in securing the
ten-piece orchestra of Phil Sheridan
of Great Falls to furnish music for
the dancers. This group of musical
artists is popularly considered to be
the best orchestra in the entire Northwest. The orchestra is on its way
east for a summer tour under the direction of the Music Corporation of
America.
A unique program has been arranged for the enjoyment and entertainment of the dancers. The acme
of interest is centered in a magnificent Grand March which will be the
occasion of a feature event of an unusual character to be divulged on the
occasion. The members of the Pre-
Medic Class feel confident that the
ball will meet the expectations of
those who have attended in previous
years.
The supervision of plans and arrangements is in the hands of the
class officers, who are: William McMahon, president; Theodore Cooney,
vice-president; Patrick Gallagher,
secretary; and Theodore Scharpf,
treasurer. Mr. Donald J. Plunkett,
Professor of Chemistry, is the Class
Moderator.
EASTER VACATION
The Easter recess begins
Wednesday, April 16 at 12 P. M.
and continues until the following Tuesday at 7:30 P. M. when
all resident students must report to the Dean of Men.
Classes will resume Wednesday
morning at 8:20. This vacation
in the Spring quarter will be
greatly appreciated by the student body which will take advantage of it by making the usual exodus to Butte, Great Falls,
Anaconda and other Montana
cities. Since Easter Sunday is
late this season but five weeks
will remain after the return to
school. Second semester examinations are scheduled for May
27, 28 and 31.
Saints Will Debate
Miners at Station
KGIR J)n April 27
First Montana Radio Debate Centers
State Interest
The arrangements are complete for
a collegiate radio debate between
representative teams of Mount Saint
Charles College and the Montana
School of Mines to be broadcast at
nine o'clock Sunday evening, April
27, over radio station KGIR at Butte.
Two-speaker teams will debate affirmatively and negatively on the topic "Resolved: That the nations should
adopt a plan of complete disarmament; excepting such forces as are
necessary for police purposes." The
School of Mines team will argue for
the affirmative of the question, whereas the Saint Charles team will uphold
the negative. Each speaker will present a ten-minute constructive speech,
and will be allowed a five-minute rebuttal. As the topic is of such vital
and timely interest to all, and as
the speakers are of recognized ability
to deal with the subject, a great deal
of interest in this, the first Montana
radio debate, is anticipated. Mr. Harold E. Johnson, Ph. B. '30 and Mr.
Charles Lanphier Pre-Law '30 will
represent Mount St. Charles. Both
young men will be known to Butte
audiences, since they are natives of
the mining town.
Junior Class Announces
Annual Prom for May 16
Oriental Ball Room to be Scene of
Social Function
Plans are under way for the annual
academic Junior Promenade to honor
the departing High School seniors,
according to the announcement made
by President Francis Fisher of the
Junior Class. This important social
event is scheduled for May 16 and
will be held at the Oriental Ball
Room. It comes at an appropriate
time, at the mid-point of the post-
Lenten dance season. No function
on the social calendar of the high
school department is more important
or is more enjoyable if the proms
of former years are taken into consideration. The ball room will be decorated in the colors of the graduating
class, blue and gold. The dance will
be semi-formal.
Mount St. Charles Opens
Season In Debate With
Eastern Montana Normal
National Topic is Argued in No-
decision Contest
Opening the intercollegiate debate
season with a no-decision contest with
the Eastern Montana Normal of Billings on Wednesday, April 9, in the
College Auditorium, Mount St.
Charles, upholding the affirmative,
exhibited oratorical prowess against
the convincing arguments of their opponents. The question at issue: "Resolved: That the nations should adopt
a plan of complete disarmament excepting such forces as are necessary for public protection."
Mount St. Charles was represented
by Mr. Charles Lanphier, Pre-Law,
'30, and Mr. Harold E. Johnson, Ph.
B. '30; Eastern Montana Normal by
Miss Ruth Schively and Miss Lillian
Shatz. Both teams presented fine
arguments of a question that is being nationally debated, and which is
of international interest. The contentions for both view-points were
well presented although the negative
seemed to have a little more in its
favor.
Pastor of St. Mary's
Addresses Students
On Priestly Vocation
Father Marnane Gives Most Inspiring
and Spirited Talk
In the general assembly of March
28, the Rev. P. P. Marnane, rector of
St. Mary's, Helena, gave an inspirational talk on the priesthood as a
vocation. In his address, which was
emphatic and to the point, Father
Marnane aimed to show that in his
walk of life there are abundant opportunities for a man to do service
for both God and his fellowmen. He
stressed the crying need for recruits
to the priesthood, which is particularly emphasized in the Western
states, where the lack has rendered
work in the missionary fields very
inadequate. Qualifications for this
profession necessitate physical, intellectual, and moral aptitudes, joined
with the unselfish desire of serving
God and man to the utmost of the
priest's powers.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
DAY ENDORSED BY
PRESIDENT HOOVER
President Hoover has endorsed the
plan to designate yesterday, April 13,
for the observance of the birth of religious freedom, the Thomas Jefferson
Memorial Foundation, sponsor of the
plan has announced in New York. The
date, which is Jefferson's birthday,
was selected because of the coincidence this year that both Passover
and Palm Sunday fall on that day.
In a letter to Felix M. Warburg of
New York, President Hoover suggests
that the board of governors of the
foundation undertake to bring public
attention to the occasion and make
suitable arrangements.' Stuart G.
Gibbony is the president of the foundation and Calvin Coolidge is a member of governors.
Edison Scholarship
Entries for Montana
To be Selected Soon
The state department of public Instruction is laying plans for choosing the state's Edison scholarship
representatives this spring.
Last year, the Montana representative was chosen on the basis of high
school principals' recommendations.
This year each high school will be invited to select one student who will
come to Helena for a final test. Two
state representatives, instead of one,
will be chosen this year.
The boys will go to Orange, N. J.,
and compete with those of other states
for a four-year scholarship provided
by Thomas A. Edison, who seeks by
this means to uncover inventive gen-
CAMPUS DAY
The traditional "Campus Day"
which marks the observance of
a long established event at Mt.
St. Charles falls on Saturday,
May 10. The features of the tradition need no comment, since
the recreational means provided
are well known to former participants and will be communicated to any Freshman who professes interest. Needless to say,
interest will not be lacking when
the occasion arives. Meanwhile
all candidates might avail themselves of the opportunity to select picks and shovels which are
the implements used in all
games and contests. Mr. Vivian Burr, president of the Student Council, will command all
activities, and provide sufficient
entertainment to keep enthusiasm alive.
His Address on Lobby
System Was Effective;
Stafford Takes Second
GOLD MEDAL TO WINNER
Good, Johnson and Botch Discuss the
Timely Current Topics of Imperialism, Prohibition and
Immigration
Father Van Den Broeck Dean
Of Montana's Priests, Dies
It was with regret that news came
to the College of the death on
Saturday April 5, of the Rev. Victor
J. Van den Broeck, Pastor of St. Leo's
Church at Lewistown* Montana. Father Van den Broeck was the dean of
priests of Montana having lived in all
parts of the state during the past
forty-three years. Born in Belgium,
October 16, 1863, he became a student
of the College of Mechlin and took his
philosophy under the late Cardinal
Mercier. Later graduated from the
University of Louvina, he was ordained to the priesthood on June 24, 1887.
For a year after his ordination,
Father Van den Broeck was an assistant at the Cathedral of Sacred Hearts
in Helena. He was then transferred
to Butte where he assisted in the
building of St. Patrick's School. In
September 1891, he was appointed
pastor of Sacred Heart Church, Miles
City, and in 1898 was assigned the
pastorate of St. Rose of Lima, Diilon,
later at St. Peter's Mission and at
Great Falls. He was then appointed
in 1906 as pastor of St. Leo's Church
(Continued on page 3)
First honors in the annual Mount
St. Charles college oratorical contest,
held in the college gymnasium Saturday evening, went to Charles L. Lanphier, pre-law, '30, who will receive
the gold medal oratorical award at
the commencement exercises on June
1. His subject was "Mr. Lobby—Culprit." John S. Stafford, A. B. '32,
whose subject was "The Tariff," received second honors. The judges of
the contest, who gave a favorable
commendation of the speakers' oratorical ability, were the Reverend
James A. Major, Sheman W. Smith,
and Forrest L. Foor.
The 1930 contest was particularly
engaging since the subjects selected
by the entrants were of most timely
and current interest. Charles Lan-
phier's "Mr. Lobby—Culprit" was presented in the form of an appeal of a
prosecuting attorney to a judge and
jury, the latter being the audience. It
outlined the history of the methods
of the lobbyist whose machinations
are frequently under-handed and degrading to legislative bodies. The lobby system has prevented in a great
measure many of the efforts toward
world peace, and unless restricted will
become a great evil.
Would Sidetrack Congress
In his oration on "The Tariff," Mr.
Stafford made a plea for the removal
of tariff regulation from congress to
a committee of efficient economists in
order to safeguard the interests of
American commerce, which under
present conditions is responsible for
fluctuations in industry. The subjects
of the other contestants were equally
as timely and dealt with problems of
national importance. John H. Good,
A. B., '30, with "Halt the March of
Imperialism," discussed the relations
of the United States government with
the Latin-American countries; "The
Constitutional Ink-Spot," of Harold E.
Johnson, Ph. B., '30, was an effective
stab at prohibition; "Immigration—
America's Vital Problem," the subject
of Raymond P. Botch's oration, advocated a change in the immigration restrictions which now prevail.
James Walsh, Helena
Attorney To Receive
Honors From Gonzaga
Mr. James Aloysius Walsh of
Helena, well known attorney, recently
honored by the pope as a Knight of
St. Gregory because of his outstanding efforts as a Catholic layman, is
being accorded additional recognition
by Gonzaga university of Spokane,
when it was announced that he will
receive the first Father Peter DeSmet
medal to be awarded by the institution. In accordance with the announcement on Founder's day by the
Rev. Father D. J. Reidy, president of
the university, the medal will be officially presented on June 10th, graduation day, when seniors are awarded
their diplomas.
Mr. Walsh is an appreciated friend
of Mount St. Charles, and has long
been one of its benefactors in addition to the legal services he has frequently given our institution.

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Mount St. Charles College
LIBRARY
Helena,
Montana
TheP
VOL. XIX. No. 7.
MOUNT SAINT CHARLES COLLEGE, HELENA, MONTANA
Monday, April 14, 1930
LANPHIER WINS IN ORATORICAL CONTEST
REGISTRAR ANNOUNCES THIRD
QUARTER SCHOLASTIC STANDING
Freshman Ferlic Has
[Perfect Grade Point
THIRTY MEN ON LIST
Gerner, Leichner and Doyle Lead
Respective Classes
A Freshman and a Sophomore received the highest scholastic rating
for the third quarter, according to the
Reverend Paul B. Kirchen, College
Registrar.
Rudolph Ferlic, P. M., '31, who did
his high school work at the Christian
Brothers' High School at Butte, Montana, attained a perfect average, receiving the grade of 'A" in all his
subjects. George Doyle, B. E. '30,
obtained second honors, receiving the
grade of "A" in all his subjects but
one. Georger Gerner, A. B., '30, received third highest average.
The following students received a
"B" average or better: Rudolph Ferlic, George Doyle, George Gerner, Edgar Baum, Walter Jacoby, John Cronin, Robert Munbenrieder, James Slattery, Richard Leichner, Dan Harrington, Maurice Miller, Edward McGow-
an, Walter Truckner, Charles Lanphier, Frank Seitz, John Kopp, Joseph
Kiernan, Joseph Ryan, Edward Moran John Sullivan, Harold McGrath,
Clement Schmitz, Mario Pirotta, Emil
Krisman, James Lowney.
Pre-Medic Class Ball
Scheduled For May 2
To be Elaborate Event
Phil Sheridan's Orchestra will Feature
Affair at Shrine Temple
Plans for the Eighth Annual Pre-
Medic Ball to be held in the Shrine
Temple, Friday evening, May 2 have
been completed. The ball room will
be elaborately and appropriately decorated for the occasion, and musicians
of excellent reputation have been engaged.
The Pre-Medic students have been
unusually fortunate in securing the
ten-piece orchestra of Phil Sheridan
of Great Falls to furnish music for
the dancers. This group of musical
artists is popularly considered to be
the best orchestra in the entire Northwest. The orchestra is on its way
east for a summer tour under the direction of the Music Corporation of
America.
A unique program has been arranged for the enjoyment and entertainment of the dancers. The acme
of interest is centered in a magnificent Grand March which will be the
occasion of a feature event of an unusual character to be divulged on the
occasion. The members of the Pre-
Medic Class feel confident that the
ball will meet the expectations of
those who have attended in previous
years.
The supervision of plans and arrangements is in the hands of the
class officers, who are: William McMahon, president; Theodore Cooney,
vice-president; Patrick Gallagher,
secretary; and Theodore Scharpf,
treasurer. Mr. Donald J. Plunkett,
Professor of Chemistry, is the Class
Moderator.
EASTER VACATION
The Easter recess begins
Wednesday, April 16 at 12 P. M.
and continues until the following Tuesday at 7:30 P. M. when
all resident students must report to the Dean of Men.
Classes will resume Wednesday
morning at 8:20. This vacation
in the Spring quarter will be
greatly appreciated by the student body which will take advantage of it by making the usual exodus to Butte, Great Falls,
Anaconda and other Montana
cities. Since Easter Sunday is
late this season but five weeks
will remain after the return to
school. Second semester examinations are scheduled for May
27, 28 and 31.
Saints Will Debate
Miners at Station
KGIR J)n April 27
First Montana Radio Debate Centers
State Interest
The arrangements are complete for
a collegiate radio debate between
representative teams of Mount Saint
Charles College and the Montana
School of Mines to be broadcast at
nine o'clock Sunday evening, April
27, over radio station KGIR at Butte.
Two-speaker teams will debate affirmatively and negatively on the topic "Resolved: That the nations should
adopt a plan of complete disarmament; excepting such forces as are
necessary for police purposes." The
School of Mines team will argue for
the affirmative of the question, whereas the Saint Charles team will uphold
the negative. Each speaker will present a ten-minute constructive speech,
and will be allowed a five-minute rebuttal. As the topic is of such vital
and timely interest to all, and as
the speakers are of recognized ability
to deal with the subject, a great deal
of interest in this, the first Montana
radio debate, is anticipated. Mr. Harold E. Johnson, Ph. B. '30 and Mr.
Charles Lanphier Pre-Law '30 will
represent Mount St. Charles. Both
young men will be known to Butte
audiences, since they are natives of
the mining town.
Junior Class Announces
Annual Prom for May 16
Oriental Ball Room to be Scene of
Social Function
Plans are under way for the annual
academic Junior Promenade to honor
the departing High School seniors,
according to the announcement made
by President Francis Fisher of the
Junior Class. This important social
event is scheduled for May 16 and
will be held at the Oriental Ball
Room. It comes at an appropriate
time, at the mid-point of the post-
Lenten dance season. No function
on the social calendar of the high
school department is more important
or is more enjoyable if the proms
of former years are taken into consideration. The ball room will be decorated in the colors of the graduating
class, blue and gold. The dance will
be semi-formal.
Mount St. Charles Opens
Season In Debate With
Eastern Montana Normal
National Topic is Argued in No-
decision Contest
Opening the intercollegiate debate
season with a no-decision contest with
the Eastern Montana Normal of Billings on Wednesday, April 9, in the
College Auditorium, Mount St.
Charles, upholding the affirmative,
exhibited oratorical prowess against
the convincing arguments of their opponents. The question at issue: "Resolved: That the nations should adopt
a plan of complete disarmament excepting such forces as are necessary for public protection."
Mount St. Charles was represented
by Mr. Charles Lanphier, Pre-Law,
'30, and Mr. Harold E. Johnson, Ph.
B. '30; Eastern Montana Normal by
Miss Ruth Schively and Miss Lillian
Shatz. Both teams presented fine
arguments of a question that is being nationally debated, and which is
of international interest. The contentions for both view-points were
well presented although the negative
seemed to have a little more in its
favor.
Pastor of St. Mary's
Addresses Students
On Priestly Vocation
Father Marnane Gives Most Inspiring
and Spirited Talk
In the general assembly of March
28, the Rev. P. P. Marnane, rector of
St. Mary's, Helena, gave an inspirational talk on the priesthood as a
vocation. In his address, which was
emphatic and to the point, Father
Marnane aimed to show that in his
walk of life there are abundant opportunities for a man to do service
for both God and his fellowmen. He
stressed the crying need for recruits
to the priesthood, which is particularly emphasized in the Western
states, where the lack has rendered
work in the missionary fields very
inadequate. Qualifications for this
profession necessitate physical, intellectual, and moral aptitudes, joined
with the unselfish desire of serving
God and man to the utmost of the
priest's powers.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
DAY ENDORSED BY
PRESIDENT HOOVER
President Hoover has endorsed the
plan to designate yesterday, April 13,
for the observance of the birth of religious freedom, the Thomas Jefferson
Memorial Foundation, sponsor of the
plan has announced in New York. The
date, which is Jefferson's birthday,
was selected because of the coincidence this year that both Passover
and Palm Sunday fall on that day.
In a letter to Felix M. Warburg of
New York, President Hoover suggests
that the board of governors of the
foundation undertake to bring public
attention to the occasion and make
suitable arrangements.' Stuart G.
Gibbony is the president of the foundation and Calvin Coolidge is a member of governors.
Edison Scholarship
Entries for Montana
To be Selected Soon
The state department of public Instruction is laying plans for choosing the state's Edison scholarship
representatives this spring.
Last year, the Montana representative was chosen on the basis of high
school principals' recommendations.
This year each high school will be invited to select one student who will
come to Helena for a final test. Two
state representatives, instead of one,
will be chosen this year.
The boys will go to Orange, N. J.,
and compete with those of other states
for a four-year scholarship provided
by Thomas A. Edison, who seeks by
this means to uncover inventive gen-
CAMPUS DAY
The traditional "Campus Day"
which marks the observance of
a long established event at Mt.
St. Charles falls on Saturday,
May 10. The features of the tradition need no comment, since
the recreational means provided
are well known to former participants and will be communicated to any Freshman who professes interest. Needless to say,
interest will not be lacking when
the occasion arives. Meanwhile
all candidates might avail themselves of the opportunity to select picks and shovels which are
the implements used in all
games and contests. Mr. Vivian Burr, president of the Student Council, will command all
activities, and provide sufficient
entertainment to keep enthusiasm alive.
His Address on Lobby
System Was Effective;
Stafford Takes Second
GOLD MEDAL TO WINNER
Good, Johnson and Botch Discuss the
Timely Current Topics of Imperialism, Prohibition and
Immigration
Father Van Den Broeck Dean
Of Montana's Priests, Dies
It was with regret that news came
to the College of the death on
Saturday April 5, of the Rev. Victor
J. Van den Broeck, Pastor of St. Leo's
Church at Lewistown* Montana. Father Van den Broeck was the dean of
priests of Montana having lived in all
parts of the state during the past
forty-three years. Born in Belgium,
October 16, 1863, he became a student
of the College of Mechlin and took his
philosophy under the late Cardinal
Mercier. Later graduated from the
University of Louvina, he was ordained to the priesthood on June 24, 1887.
For a year after his ordination,
Father Van den Broeck was an assistant at the Cathedral of Sacred Hearts
in Helena. He was then transferred
to Butte where he assisted in the
building of St. Patrick's School. In
September 1891, he was appointed
pastor of Sacred Heart Church, Miles
City, and in 1898 was assigned the
pastorate of St. Rose of Lima, Diilon,
later at St. Peter's Mission and at
Great Falls. He was then appointed
in 1906 as pastor of St. Leo's Church
(Continued on page 3)
First honors in the annual Mount
St. Charles college oratorical contest,
held in the college gymnasium Saturday evening, went to Charles L. Lanphier, pre-law, '30, who will receive
the gold medal oratorical award at
the commencement exercises on June
1. His subject was "Mr. Lobby—Culprit." John S. Stafford, A. B. '32,
whose subject was "The Tariff" received second honors. The judges of
the contest, who gave a favorable
commendation of the speakers' oratorical ability, were the Reverend
James A. Major, Sheman W. Smith,
and Forrest L. Foor.
The 1930 contest was particularly
engaging since the subjects selected
by the entrants were of most timely
and current interest. Charles Lan-
phier's "Mr. Lobby—Culprit" was presented in the form of an appeal of a
prosecuting attorney to a judge and
jury, the latter being the audience. It
outlined the history of the methods
of the lobbyist whose machinations
are frequently under-handed and degrading to legislative bodies. The lobby system has prevented in a great
measure many of the efforts toward
world peace, and unless restricted will
become a great evil.
Would Sidetrack Congress
In his oration on "The Tariff" Mr.
Stafford made a plea for the removal
of tariff regulation from congress to
a committee of efficient economists in
order to safeguard the interests of
American commerce, which under
present conditions is responsible for
fluctuations in industry. The subjects
of the other contestants were equally
as timely and dealt with problems of
national importance. John H. Good,
A. B., '30, with "Halt the March of
Imperialism" discussed the relations
of the United States government with
the Latin-American countries; "The
Constitutional Ink-Spot" of Harold E.
Johnson, Ph. B., '30, was an effective
stab at prohibition; "Immigration—
America's Vital Problem" the subject
of Raymond P. Botch's oration, advocated a change in the immigration restrictions which now prevail.
James Walsh, Helena
Attorney To Receive
Honors From Gonzaga
Mr. James Aloysius Walsh of
Helena, well known attorney, recently
honored by the pope as a Knight of
St. Gregory because of his outstanding efforts as a Catholic layman, is
being accorded additional recognition
by Gonzaga university of Spokane,
when it was announced that he will
receive the first Father Peter DeSmet
medal to be awarded by the institution. In accordance with the announcement on Founder's day by the
Rev. Father D. J. Reidy, president of
the university, the medal will be officially presented on June 10th, graduation day, when seniors are awarded
their diplomas.
Mr. Walsh is an appreciated friend
of Mount St. Charles, and has long
been one of its benefactors in addition to the legal services he has frequently given our institution.